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  • Perry Greene avatar

    Choosing Our Master

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 16, 2023
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    We are slaves or servants of whom we obey. We must choose carefully.

    Choosing Our Master Carefully There is a story of Abraham Lincoln visiting a Southern slave market. Supposedly, Lincoln walked up to a young African girl on the auction block and looked her in the eye. She looked back in anger at her presumed purchaser. The future president did pay her price, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Improving Your Serve 2023 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 3, 2023
     | 1,694 views

    Serving does not come easily to any of us, it is an art, a discipline which has to be developed in our life. Servanthood must also be modeled after Jesus.

    Improving your serve! Opening Illustration: Serving the ball story! Thesis: Serving does not come easily to any of us, it is an art, a discipline which has to be developed in our life. Servanthood must also be modeled after Jesus. Scripture: Mark 10:35-45 35 Then James and John, the sons of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Know Your Place

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 11, 2023
     | 1,007 views

    God doesn’t owe us, he owns us. In fact, he owns us twice over: first through the right of creation, and second through the right of purchase.

    The great preacher Ray Stedman used to tell a wonderful story of a faithful missionary couple returning from Africa back in the days of Teddy Roosevelt. After years of service they came back on the same ship as President Roosevelt, who was returning from a big game hunting expedition in Africa. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    No, It's Not Fair, But Bear With It In Christ

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 28, 2023
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    Forget the old song that asks “how can it be wrong when it feels so right?” That’s unmitigated baloney. Your mind must rule your emotions, not vice-versa.

    Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Course 2023 Have you or anyone you know ever said that some fine or traffic ticket or concert ticket price or something else “isn’t fair”? I suspect that a show of hands would involve almost everyone who is here today. That cry, “it’s not fair!” is one of the most common ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Building A Life Of Service

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 14, 2019
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    This sermon is part of our discipleship series on Building up God's House. It is how we build up God's house by building a life of service. Building a Life of Service

    Building God’s House Building a Life of Service Audio File: https://mega.nz/#!qZl0kCKK!rnlPLITIrUjsJzfaoshXw3TPBnhVvWSZT57aylYUJeA Thinking about our series on discipleship, and of our need to build up the house of God in each one of us (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19), there is an aspect that may seem ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Messenger/The Voice

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Dec 9, 2018
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     | 6,669 views

    Delivering the gospel message

    Weekend Message/Devotion December 9, 2018 Luke 3:1-6 The Messenger/The Voice I remember as a youngster always looking for the mailman. He was so very faithful to deliver our mail every day. There were not many kids my age to hang out with, so many times I would just walk along with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Feather Trigger

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 6, 2018
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    What is the most fun of the 7 sins? We deal with people that have feather triggers (hair triggers) with short fuses. We must rise above the debate of desiring to be right, and realize personal relationships develop by love, love never fails.

    FEATHER TRIGGER By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com 2/5/2018 TEXT: Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23 (MSG) ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Peter Learns To Serve Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 30, 2018
     | 9,540 views

    When Jesus washed Peter's feet, he learned that he needed cleansing and that he needed to become a servant like Jesus.

    Introduction: A. In the opening monologue of the movie Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks’ character recalls his mother’s words about shoes: “My mama always said you could learn a lot from other people’s shoes; where they been…(Pointing to the shoes of the woman sitting next to him on the bench). Those look ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Think Encouragement Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Nov 10, 2019
     | 2,895 views

    When we are discouraged, or we knowingly or unknowingly begin to discourage others, let us stop and take back the control of what we are thinking. Let us think Encouragement

    Think Encouragement Today is Mother’s Day. Thank God for mothers. Without them where would we all have been? It is usual for children to do something special for their mothers on Mother’s day. So this particular mother was delighted when her children told her that she could stay put in bed late ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Way Up Is Down Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 28, 2017
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     | 17,512 views

    Paul pointed to the example of Jesus' humble service as a way for the Philippians to live in harmony with each other and receive a blessing from God.

    Introduction: A. A tv show I enjoyed watching in the seventies and eighties was the sitcom called The Jeffersons. 1. The show featured an African American family who became wealthy and moved out of a run-down area in Queens to a luxury apartment in Manhattan. 2. The theme song for the show was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pride, The Glory Stealer...

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 19, 2019
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     | 5,730 views

    Everything we do as unto God with a humble spirit, is an act of worship unto God and part of our diligence and pursuit of our faith in our relationship with God we have through Jesus!

    Pride, The Glory Stealer... Illus. From the book a life beyond amazing, by David Jeremiah. In Detroit in the 1930s, three young men boarded a bus and attempted to pick a fight with a passenger sitting alone in the back. They threw one insult after another, but the man said nothing in response. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who You Are--The Believer In The Light Of Scriptures

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 19, 2013
     | 6,079 views

    Many people have a limited perception of their identity as Christians. Besdies being "sinners saved by grace," this sermon looks at the fact that believers are also sons, saints, servants, stewards and soldier of Jesus Christ.

    Who You Are in the Light of the Scriptures Chuck Sligh May 19, 2013 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation of this sermon is available upon request by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. NOTE: Although this sermon fit in my number of page limit for sermons, it lends itself to more extemporaneous ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “you Were Shaped To Serve God” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 14, 2013
     | 13,907 views

    God has uniquely shaped each of His children to serve Him by serving others.

    Today going to look at God’s fourth purpose for your life: You were Shaped to Serve God. (READ TEXT) The word, “workmanship,” can be translated, “masterpiece.” Notice, the Bible says that through faith in Christ, that is what you already are. In other words, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Ready? Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Dec 29, 2022
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     | 4,275 views

    What is the evidence that you are ready for the Lord's return?

    Introduction For those who attended service Christmas Day, I talked about the people of Bethlehem not being ready to receive a Savior. The shepherds were not ready and had to be told about a sign by an angel that the Savior has arrived. The innkeeper was not ready because he made no room in the inn ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A New Way Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 655 views

    Jesus, as a unique messiah, offers blessings of the Kingdom to all, including the meek, the broken-hearted, and the persecuted, demonstrating a new way for all to experience God's blessings.

    You may have heard before that the bible is the best selling book of all time. There are no equals in terms of annual sales as new and old believers alike come back to the words of scripture again and again. With that in mind, if there were a section of scripture most beloved through the ...read more

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